Shower-bath construction.



T. P. PAYNE. SHOWER BATH CONSTRUCTION. uruonxon mum JULY 21,1010.

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Patented Aug. 8

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WITNESS -'to my THOMAS F. PAYNE, 0F PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHOWER-BATH CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1911.

Application filed July 21, 1910. Serial No. 573,091.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, THOMAS F. PAYNE, residing at Pittsburg, in thecounty of Alle gheny and State of Pennsylvania, a citizen of the UnitedStates, have invented or discovered certain new and useful Improvementsin Shower-Bath Construction, of which improvements the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in the construction of showerbaths, and it has for its object a simple, secure, and sanitaryarrangement of parts.

In the accompanying drawings which form part of this specification,Figure 1 is a plan view of three adjoining shower baths which in theirconstruction embody my present invention; Fi 2 is an incomplete verticalsection on the line IIII of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a vertical section on aplane at right angles to that of Fi 2 and on a somewhat larger scalethan Figs. 1 and 2, the plane being indicated by the line IIIIII Fig. l;Flgs. 4 and 5 show in side and end elevation, and on much larger scale,a detail of construction; Figs. 6 and 7 in like manner illustrateanother detail, Fig. 7 being in this case a view in vertical section;Figs. 8 and 9 illustrate in like manner a third detail of construction,these figures showing the parts in elevation, and from points of view atright angles to one another.

Parts which are repeated in the several figures bear the same referencenumerals in each case.

The shower-bath structure consists essentially of a basin portion 1 anda screen portion 2. The material of which these parts are composed isnot in any degree essential invention, but ordinarily the basin portionwill be formed of enameled iron, and the screen portion of slabs ofmarble or slate.

The basin portion for each individual shower is made preferably of asingle integral piece, with a discharge orifice 3 at the lowest point ofits central dished portion, and a peripheral supporting flange 4.Continuous with this peripheral supporting flange 4 are means forassembling the screen portion with the basin portion, which willpresently be described in detail. The basin portion is preferably sodesigned, as by the reinforcing flanges 11 that it may rest upon a joistor other framework of a building, and so the rim of the basin portionmay be board across the entrance to the showerbath booth.

The screen portion of the shower bath in my improved construction restsupon the flange 4 of the basin portion; and, since the basin may restupon the frame of the building, as I have explained, the framework ofthe building may be made to support the entire structure.

The further features of my invention consist in the means for securingthe screen portions in place upon the flange portions 4. Where theflange portion 4 lies in the outer perimeter of the entire structure, itis preferably provided with an upturned retaining edge 5, serving toretain the screen portion 2 from outward displacement and to prevent theescape of water outward from beneath the lower edge of the screen. Theup er surface of the flange 4 is further preferably provided withbuttons 12 upon which the lower edges of the marble screen will restwhile leaving a s ace for the drainage of water inward. time the flangeextends along the flange of an adjacent basin portion (that is where theflanges of two basins meet), such further details are emplo ed as areindicated in Figs. 4 to 9, inc usive These figures show three successiveportions of the seat for the screen, the three ortions being the front,the back, and an interme diate point along the rim of the basin. Inthese Figs. 4 to 9 is illustrated the meeting of the rims of twoadjacent basin portions. At either end, the flan e portions are providedwith down-turned lugs 6, which may be bolted together to secure theadjacent basins together. In addition to these lugs for bolting, a seat7 is provided, which serves both to receive the lower edge of the screen2 and to secure more firmly and by sanitary joint the bodies of thebasins. To this end, the seat 7 is provided, referably at intervals,with oppositely p aced upwardly extending lugs 8 successivelyillustrated in Figs. 4, 6, and 8, through which the lower edge of thescreen portion may be bolted to place; and is also provided withoppositely disposed surfaces 9, which take over the rims of the adjacentbasins, and which render more secure in their engagement by the weightof the screen 2 from above, more securely hold the basins in relativepositions. A spacing web 10 preferably extends from this seat member 7,between the flan es 4 of the adjacent basin portions.

It wifi be observed that the opposite surfaces 9 of the screen seat arenot only so arranged as to secure the adjacent basin portions in theirpredetermined relative positions, but these surfaces 9 are downwardlyinclined and accordingly they are so disposed as to shed water and so toremain clean and sanitary.

It will be understood that in the construction of a single shower-bathbooth, to be installed alone, the particular construction employed atthe meeting of two adjacent booths will be dispensed with, and the rimflange will be continued around all three sides.

I claim herein as my invention:

1. In a Shower-bath structure, the combination of a basin and a screen,said basin being provided with a peripheral flange, said basin arrangedto rest upon the framework of a buildin to afford su port from beneath,and said an e arrange to sustain the screen portion resting upon itabove and to form a drain passage beneath the edge ofsaid screenportion, substantially as described.

2. In a shower-bath structure, the combination of a flanged basinportion and a screen portion resting on the flange of said Copies ofthis patent may be obtained for basin portion, the bearing surface ofsaid flange being shaped to form a drain passage beneath the edge ofsaid screen portion, substantially as described.

3. In a shower-bath structure, the combination of two adjacent basinportions, each provided with a peripheral flange, a screen seat restingupon said flanges, and having oppositely arranged surfaces engagin therims of said basin portions, substantia ly as described.

4. In a shower-bath structure, the combination of two adjacent basinportions provided with peripheral flanges extending in proximity to oneanother, a screen seat resting upon the said flanges, and provided witha spacing web extendlng between the proxi mate edges of said flanges,substantially as described.

5. In a shower-bath structure, a combination of two adjacent basinportions, each provided with a peripheral flan e and withoppositely-arranged downwar ly inclined surfaces, a screen seat restingupon said flanges and having surfaces en aging the aforesaid op )ositeand downwar 1y inclined surfaces of t e adjacently-plaged basinportions, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

THOMAS F. PAYNE. Witnesses:

ALICE A. TRILL, FRANCIS J. TOMASSON.

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